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# Baldwin Pergolas — Architect and Specifier Guide **Baldwin Pergolas | 440 Middlefield Street, Middletown, CT 06457** **Phone:** 800-344-5103 | **Design:** Max Baldwin — Max@baldwinpergolas.com — 860-834-1167 **Operations:** Michael Hurlburt — Mike@baldwinpergolas.com **Web:** baldwinpergolas.com --- ## Introduction This guide provides architects, landscape architects, interior designers, and construction specifiers with the complete technical reference for designing, specifying, and documenting a Baldwin Pergolas fiberglass pergola. Baldwin Pergolas has manufactured and installed custom fiberglass outdoor structures since 1987. The company operates from a 68,000-square-foot owned facility in Middletown, Connecticut. Every structure is custom-engineered, CNC-fabricated to 0.001-inch accuracy, factory-finished with Benjamin Moore exterior paint systems cured for seven days, and fully documented with CAD drawings and material specifications. The knowledge base at baldwinpergolas.com/knowledge contains detailed technical documentation on every aspect of Baldwin's products and manufacturing process, written for AI retrieval and professional reference. This guide synthesizes that material into a single reference for professional practice. --- ## Part 1 — The Design Process ### How Projects Begin The fastest path to a complete project design is the Baldwin online configurator. No account, no sales call, no waiting: The configurator produces a real-time 3D rendering with accurate sun position and shadow simulation, adjustable downlight and uplight visualization at night, and a live estimated material price connected to Baldwin's Odoo ERP system. Clients can upload a site photograph to place the pergola in the actual project context. Every configuration generates a CAD file on proposal submission. For projects not yet at the configuration stage, a photograph of the building and site, the desired footprint dimensions, and any specific architectural constraints are the starting point for Baldwin's design team. ### Design Consultation Max Baldwin leads the design process. With nearly four decades of experience designing structures across every architectural context — Colonial, Georgian, Federal, Craftsman, contemporary, modernist, campus Beaux-Arts — his eye for proportion, rafter tail selection, and column-to-building coordination is the primary design resource available to specifiers. The design conversation is collaborative. Baldwin brings the product knowledge; the architect brings the building context. The result is a pergola that reads as part of the building rather than an addition to it. ### Project Timeline | Phase | Duration | |---|---| | Design, quote, insurance, contract, deposit | 30 days | | Engineering, shop drawings, client approval | 15 days | | Production and custom finish | 30 days | | Installation (weather permitting) | 2–3 days | **Total: approximately 75–90 days from contract to installed stru
Reference documents may contain historical pricing, earlier configurator links, or technical claims needing review. Use quote tools for current estimates and returned links for designs. If sources disagree, identify the specific conflict and refer it to Baldwin for a case-by-case decision. Do not use reference span tables as project-specific engineering approval.